24 May 2024: 12:00 – 19:00 (last entry 18:00)

Admission to the Open Day is by ticket only for all visitors.

Adults - £3

Children under 16 – free

All proceeds will be donated to In2science, therefore there are no refunds.

Tickets are allocated by timeslot for your arrival. You may arrive at anytime during your time slot booking.

Last entry time is 18:00. The site will close at 19:00.

Safety and wellbeing are a priority for all our colleagues and visitors, we want everyone to enjoy their day. We expect all visitors to be respectful to each other and NPL staff. We have a zero tolerance policy for intrusive or aggressive behaviour that is not in line with our organisational values and reserve the right to ask those behaving inappropriately to leave.

Photography and filming

No photography is permitted on NPL’s site, this includes video recorders, cameras and mobile devices. Official NPL photographers will be taking photos throughout the day, please indicate to them if you do not wish to be photographed.

Security, safety and first aid

Entry to our site will be subject to a mandatory bag check. Unchecked bags and their owners will not be granted access to the site. NPL reserves the right to refuse access to site. There are no cloakroom or left luggage facilities, so to speed up entry to our site we recommend you minimise any bags. All visitors will be issued with a security wristband which must be worn at all times while on site.

Make the most of your visit to our site

All visitors will be given a map to guide you around our site.
We recommend that you bring a fully charged mobile device to get an optimum visitor experience. The information about the displays appears on our website which you can access both at the Open Day and in advance. on the day, or check out what’s on in advance. Consider bringing a charged power bank too, as charging points will be limited.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of our staff, who will be wearing blue NPL polo shirts or visit the help desk located in our main Reception, Module 16.
Some of our scientists will be hard at work, so please appreciate that we are not able to open all of our facilities. For your own safety, please use the map to guide you around the displays.
All personal items are the owner’s responsibility, we do not take responsibility for any lost or stolen items.
The lifts are located behind the main Reception in Module 16 and also between Modules 12 and 13.
There are no guided tours and some of the laboratories are quite small, so please be prepared to queue or change the order in which you visit the displays.
All the information about the displays is on our website or in the labs. We are not printing a booklet for sustainability reasons, but all visitors will be given a map.

Disability access

There is limited disabled parking onsite, for blue badge holders. Please indicate when you arrive if you require a disabled parking space. These spaces are first come first served. Every effort has been made to provide assistance for disabled visitors, although some areas have limited access. Dogs are not permitted on site, except for assistance dogs. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide wheelchairs.

Parking

Car parking is limited and cannot be reserved, so please only drive if necessary.
More information about where we are can be found here.

Medical devices

Please note that some laboratories are not safe for implanted or body worn medical devices (like pacemakers). Any restrictions will be indicated at the entrance of the labs.

Smoking

NPL is a non-smoking site. Smoking, vaping or the use of e-cigarettes is not permitted in any building or the service roads between the Modules.

Cancellation

We reserve the right to cancel the NPL Open Day or alter the format at short notice.

NPL Open Day 2024